1917 — 1918 YEARS
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CREDENTIALS OF THE PLENIPOTENTIARY 
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RSFSR IN THE NORTH-AMERICAN 
UNITED STATES

21 June 1918

The Council of People's Commissars hereby declares that it has appointed 
Maxim Maximovich Litvinov as plenipotentiary representative of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic 
in the North-American United States. 
In view of this, the Council of People's Commissars invites all 
and each to whom it may concern to recognize him in this capacity, and the 
appropriate authorities to render him such assistance as may be within their 
power in the execution of the duties entrusted to him and to grant him the 
enjoyment of all rights, privileges and liberties which pertain to his office.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

Printed from the original 
signed by V. I. Lenin.

2168

MEMORANDUM TO THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSARIAT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

June 1918

There is here (arrived from Astrakhan—Baku—Tsaritsyn) the Caucasian 
commissar Ivanov,—he appears to be an excellent military commander and 
capable of suppressing peasant uprisings *properly*. He is eager to go to the 
Czechoslovak front. He is requesting to be given 500 men. Is it possible to 
satisfy his request quickly? And to what extent?

LENIN COLLECTED WORKS

LIQUIDATION OF THE WHITE GUARD MUTINY 
OF THE "LEFT" SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARIES IN MOSCOW

(TELEPHONE MESSAGES TO THE MOSCOW SOVIET)

41608

6 July 1918

Transmit to all commissariats of the city and environs within a radius of 50 versts: 
Allow passage, besides automobiles of the People's Commissars, also automobiles 
of combat detachments. Detain all automobiles of the Extraordinary Commission for 
Combating Counter-Revolution, arrest all "Left" Socialist Revolutionaries, members 
of this commission, especially Zaks and Aleksandrovich. Those of questionable party 
affiliation are to be brought to the Kremlin for clarification.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
Lenin

Printed from a typewritten 
copy.

3411

7 July 1918, 1:30 a.m.

Transmit to Basmanny, Lefortovo and Sokolniki immediately. In this direction 
the "Left" Socialist Revolutionaries are fleeing, numbering 100 men with an 
armored vehicle. Take all measures to detain this armored vehicle*.

Printed from the information 
record book submitted to the 
Moscow Soviet.

* Upon receipt of V. I. Lenin's directive, the Moscow Soviet immediately sent out the following 
telephone message: "Telephone message from the Moscow Soviet of Workers' Deputies to Basmanny, 
Lefortovo, Railroad and Sokolniki districts. In this direction the 'Left' Socialist Revolutionaries 
are fleeing, numbering 100 men with an armored vehicle. Take all measures to detain this armored 
vehicle. Throw logs on the road, establish other barriers, being supplied in advance with hand grenades 
and bombs. Warn workers' organizations in the Moscow environs along all roads by which the armored 
vehicle might flee. Requested to report immediately if there is any information about the appearance 
of an armored vehicle with mutineers. Transmitted by Lenin" (IMEL Archive, No. 25664).